At LMU2004... Posted a season-best time of 22:09.7 at the Cal Poly Invitational... finished with a time of 23:45 at the USD Invitational...2003 rounded out the women's scoring five with a time of 22:42 at the Aztec Invite... was the third Lion finisher at the Titan Invite (21:35)... ran the WCC Championships in 21:37...

High School
A 2002 graduate of Ramona Convent High School in Whittier, CA.... competed in four years of cross country, track and field, and soccer, serving as captain her junior and senior seasons of each... was an All-Horizon/Sunshine League selection in both cross country and soccer.... earned scholar-athlete honors all four years...received an MVP and coach's award in each sport... prep coach was Deborah Drury...

Personal Michelle Inez Toapanta was born June 8, 1984, in Whittier, CA... daughter of Lorraine and Luis Toapanta... has two siblings, Christina and Luis... father played soccer at LMU... mother, father, aunt, and uncle are all LMU grads...a biology major.